Month: July 2019
Ag News
Corteva broadly licensing Enlist E3 soybean trait
Corteva Agriscience is working with more than 100 independent seed companies to license the Enlist E3 soybean trait, making it widely available for 2020. Al Carlson, Licensing and Distribution Leader with Corteva, says their goal [Read More…]
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Women in Agribusiness Summit
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Mark Dorenkamp will be on the ground in Minneapolis, MN on Thursday, September 26 for the Women in Agribusiness Summit. Continue reading Women in Agribusiness Summit at Brownfield Ag News.
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Heat & humidity to dominate the Plains, Corn Belt
A low-pressure system centered over the northern Gulf of Mexico will continue to acquire tropical characteristics and should become a named storm (Barry) later this week. Regardless of development, excessive rainfall should occur in the [Read More…]
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Young farmer adjusts to new opportunities on the farm
A young Nebraskan farmer is 11 weeks in to managing three new pullet barns as part of a partnership with Lincoln Premium Poultry and Costco. Hannah Borg returned to her family’s farm after graduating from [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued July 10 at 8:46AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Nebraska…South Dakota…Iowa… Missouri River Near Greenwood Missouri River At Niobrara Missouri River At Springfield James River At Huron
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As Lee Iacocca is laid to rest, an ABC News producer recalls a historic ‘Nightline’ appearance
iStock(TROY, Mich.) — Longtime auto executive Lee Iacocca will be buried in Troy, Michigan, on Wednesday following a funeral mass in nearby Bloomfield Hills. When the bulletins began filling up my inbox last week, reporting [Read More…]
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This 12-year-old started a meal program that now feeds 25 families in his community
ABC News(HOUSTON) — A 12-year-old boy from Texas has made it his mission to give back to his community by feeding the hungry and currently helps supply three meals a day for two dozen families [Read More…]
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Amazon Prime Day 2019: How to navigate the day’s big sales
Amazon(NEW YORK) — Black Friday? Been there. Cyber Monday? Done that. But what about Amazon Prime Day? The online summer sale offers some of the year’s biggest discounts on a wide variety of products. But [Read More…]
Ag News
Managing soybean white mold
A northern Illinois agronomist says soybean white mold favors wet conditions and temperatures below 85 degrees, which makes it safe to say the disease could be an issue in some parts of the Midwest this [Read More…]
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UK ambassador to the US quits over leaked cables criticizing Trump
Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Capitol File Magazine(LONDON) — The U.K. ambassador to the United States has quit in the midst of a scandal caused by comments he made about President Donald Trump that were leaked [Read More…]
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Tropical depression to form in Gulf of Mexico, threaten Louisiana
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A tropical system developing in the Gulf of Mexico could bring the first threat to the United States this hurricane season. The National Hurricane Center is giving the disturbance a 90% [Read More…]
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Starbucks debuts colorful new Tie-Dye Frappuccino for summer
Starbucks(NEW YORK) — Tie-dye is back in a big way this summer season and Starbucks is jumping on the colorful trend with a brand new blended beverage. Starbucks announced a new Tie-Dye Frappuccino on Wednesday [Read More…]
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Migrant crossings at US border plummet, as Mexico cracks down
Phototreat/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The number of undocumented migrants being stopped at the U.S.-Mexico border has dropped dramatically in just weeks, remaining at historically high levels but also representing the first decline in several months. The drop [Read More…]
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Ohio county sees nine overdose deaths in two days, possibly linked to fentanyl
Hailshadow/iStock(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Medical officials in one Ohio county said at least nine people died from drug overdoses in a two-day period. The Franklin County Coroner’s Office said the area had “a surge in overdose [Read More…]
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Teenage girl killed by stray bullet in Florida restaurant parking lot
Miami-Dade Police Department(MIAMI) — Detectives are seeking answers after a teenage girl was killed by a stray bullet when gunfire erupted outside a Florida restaurant on Sunday. Ana Alvarez-Hernandez, 16, was shot while standing in [Read More…]
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Officials investigating whether man died when crushed by car during earthquake
SteveCollender/iStock(PAHRUMP, Nev.) — Officials in Nevada are investigating whether a man crushed to death by his own SUV may have died as a result of last Thursday’s earthquake centered in Southern California. A 56-year-old man [Read More…]
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Dozens hospitalized after carbon monoxide leak at Winnipeg hotel
Marco_Piunti/iStock(WINNIPEG, Manitoba) — More than 45 people have been hospitalized, over a dozen in critical condition, after a carbon monoxide leak at a hotel in central Canada. The carbon monoxide leak originated in a boiler [Read More…]
Ag News
NPPC wants USDA involved in the regulation of livestock gene editing
USDA Undersecretary Greg Ibach The pork industry wants the USDA to be involved in regulating gene editing of livestock. The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) says FDA’s proposal to regulate gene edited animals the same as [Read More…]
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Missing American scientist Suzanne Eaton found dead in abandoned WWII bunker in Greece
Biotechnology Center of the TU Dresden(LONDON) — Greek emergency workers believe they have found the body of an American scientist on the island of Crete, almost a week after she went missing. Greek authorities recovered [Read More…]
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Alleged Epstein victims recount powerful emotions after witnessing financier’s New York arraignment
Stephanie Keith/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — In the very last row of the 23rd floor of the federal courthouse in lower Manhattan, where wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein was being arraigned on Monday, two young women sat [Read More…]